/**
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Teoti Graphix, LLC See:
 *     http://tkarchitecture.teotigraphix.org
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
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 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
 * conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
 * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
 * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
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 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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 * 
 * @author Michael Schmalle mschmalle@teotigraphix.com
 */
package org.teotigraphix.dx.interfaces
{

import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;

/**
 * A client of the <code>modelLayer</code>.
 * 
 * <p>A class that is used as a composite model for a Component. This is an
 * abstraction of external and internal data that can be swapped at runtime.</p>
 * 
 * <p>This interface allows the developer to pull out data abstractions from
 * a Component implementation and reuse, modify and encapsulate without
 * disturbing the Component itself.</p>
 * 
 * @copyright Teoti Graphix, LLC
 * @author Michael Schmalle
 * @date 07-07-09
 * 
 * @see org.teotigraphix.dx.interfaces.IModelLayer
 */
public interface IComponentModel
	   extends IEventDispatcher, IComponentAware, 
	   		   IComponentLayerClient, IActivate
{
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Properties
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Methods
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	/**
	 * Returns the name of the service that will be set on the Component.
	 */
//	function getServiceName():String;
	
	/**
	 * Lists the properties that will be updated an listened to from the Component.
	 * 
	 * <p>NOT IMPL - If this method returns null(default), XML reflection will be used on
	 * the service's implemented interfaces. All read-write and write properties
	 * in the interfaces will be updated.</p>
	 * 
	 * @return An array of string property names to be updated when a property
	 * changes on the component or a MODEL_ADD event is dispatched.
	 */
	function listValueInterests():Array;
}
}